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Jaqui

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Humanist ~ #exjw Perth, Western Australia

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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 30/05/2026
Mr Skelly animations tackling human themes of death, loss winning over fans worldwide
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How Mr Skelly offers 'vulnerable connection' to love, death and grief
An animation series tackling themes of grief, regret, love and gratitude has attracted an online fanbase of millions — and reflects the artist's search for peace and beauty.
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
How many points did the algorithm remove because it’s trained to assume the practice of family care giving - predominantly performed by women - regardless of an individuals ability to perform it, and subsequently reduce the funding package? Gendered unpaid labour is built into the system
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
In my article we have a table where you can search your occupation and find the pay gaps and average salaries for men and women thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
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ATO data shows men earn more than women in almost 96% of occupations
The latest annual taxation statistics from the ATO reveal that the gender pay gap remains very real and spans almost every occupation. Once we remove the 34 occupations where 10 or fewer men or women ...
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Tightening NDIS eligibility will disproportionately affect women – in more ways than you’d expect www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...
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Tightening NDIS eligibility will disproportionately affect women – in more ways than you’d expect
Women are already less likely to access the NDIS for their disabilities than men and more likely to be carers.
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Been playing with some ideas and thoughts of how we start bringing connection back to our real communities.I don’t mean in sunshine and lollipops way, but in real, meaningful ways.Something small that might make some important connections for people who need it (which frankly is probably most of us)
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Widespread use of risk profiling by law enforcement, social security and migration programs is incompatible with international human rights law and must be banned, Amnesty International said in a new report which includes Australia’s Robodebt Scheme as an example www.amnesty.org.au/amnesty-repo...
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Amnesty International report finds automated risk-profiling systems breach human rights, citing failures of Australia’s Robodebt Scheme
The widespread use of risk profiling systems by public authorities in law enforcement, social security and migration is incompatible with international
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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
#Poetry #Painting #Summer So many events occur in our life, Some are black others are white, A few are wrong the remainder are right. Never hide in darkness but bathe in the light. Shaun Cronick 🎨 Chris Sheban
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Psst.org @psst-org.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Psst.org featured in @wired.com today. Tech workers: If you are seeing something and wondering if you should say something (or just need a gut-check or legal advice), read this article, and pass it on! You aren't alone, and we can help you build strength in numbers. by @vickiturk.bsky.social
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WIRED @wired.com · 19/05/2025
Amber Scorah and Psst are building a “digital safe” to help people shine a light on the bad things their bosses are doing, without getting found out. www.wired.com/story/amber-...
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For Tech Whistleblowers, There’s Safety in Numbers
Amber Scorah and Psst are building a “digital safe” to help people shine a light on the bad things their bosses are doing, without getting found out.
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Meta 'Pervert glasses' — trained by human data annotators who have to watch uncomfortable, deeply private video clips in 10-hour shifts @datalabelers.bsky.social So on top of perversity, "a robot facade for human slavery" (Evan Cofsky on LI)
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She Came Out of the Bathroom Naked, Employee Says
Bank details, sex and naked people who seem unaware they are being recorded. Behind Meta’s new smart glasses lies a hidden workforce, uneasy about peering into the most intimate parts of other people’...
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Tom Quinn @tomquinn.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
The kids public primary school is 35ºC inside for the final assembly. Meanwhile the Federal Government has been pouring literally millions and millions into private school up the road so they can build a second music room. But not an extra cent for us.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
"Australia has used the money of all taxpayers to further advantage some of their children, and further disadvantage others...to create the very thing public education was originally designed to break down: a class system." @janecaro.bsky.social #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
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The segregation crisis in schools funding
In the Albanese government’s first term, Education Minister Jason Clare observed that Australia has one of the most segregated education systems in the OECD. What is deeply shocking – though not surpr...
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Here's @ronnisalt.bsky.social. "You’re being played – your part in the culture wars"
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You’re being played – your part in the culture wars - The Shot
When Zack de la Rocha told you to rage against the machine, he didn’t mean take it literally. Agitprop. Fury bait. Yes, you feed it too.
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 16/09/2025
i know there’s a lot in the news right now but i’m shocked that i haven’t seen anyone talking about how australia finally developed a vaccine for koalamydia
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Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Are these the same Brethren that the Morrison government awarded massive contracts to during Covid?
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
"climate in this corner of the planet has changed significantly. Rainfall is far less today than it used to be, while summers are getting hotter" "average amount of water flowing into Perth dams has reduced by a whopping 80 per cent over the past 50 years" "The catchments are like a big sponge" 1/2
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Law firms and investors making millions from class actions while victims get just thousands www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
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Barrister charged $5k-an-hour for class action that got workers as little as $10k
They are meant to deliver justice for ordinary Australians, but class actions are being used by law firms to profit at the expense of some of the most vulnerable members of society.
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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
‘The threat is from leaders who are “walking versions of the dark triad” – narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism – in a world menaced by the climate crisis, nuclear weapons, artificial intelligence and killer robots.’
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‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
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Bits @bitshammer.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
The attempt to change super tax concessions has worried the extremely wealthy that people will realise just how rigged the system is in their favour. And they worry it might finally be the start of attempts to address the growing wealth inequality in this country www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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Wealthy Australians are worried we might realise how rigged the system is in their favour | Greg Jericho
The discussions around the absurdly small changes to tax on superannuation should be the start to addressing the growing wealth inequality in this country
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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
In this third and final excerpt of her treatise - “Scott Morrison’s coercive control of women” - Tess Lawrence takes no prisoners but leaves no woman behind. theaimn.net/scott-morris...
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Scott Morrison’s coercive control of women (part 3)
In this third and final excerpt of her treatise, Tess Lawrence takes no prisoners but leaves no woman behind. (See also Part 1 and Part 2). Women live with Mandemic virus Women have long lived [...]
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Eric Bananarama @ericbanana.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
We learnt a lot about Scott Morrison after he was dismissed by Australian voters in May 2022. We continue to learn more, none of it good. And now, the worst insult to all Australians, Morrison is a King’s Birthday recipient of a Companion of the Order of Australia. Thread .. 🧵 #auspol
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Honouring Scott Morrison makes a mockery of awards system
The fact that every Australian prime minister routinely gets one of these gongs is yet another reason to review our honours system.
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Eric Bananarama @ericbanana.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Former PM Scott Morrison secretly appointed himself to five ministries, botched vaccine rollout, left Aussies stranded overseas, oversaw Robodebt, and championed AUKUS without transparency. Now he’s awarded the nation’s highest honour for “eminent service.” What a disgrace. #auspol #KingsBirthday
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Scott Morrison receives Australia's highest honour for leadership during COVID
The 30th prime minister has been appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for his "eminent service" to the country and direction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
The ABC has removed an interview with Nasser Mashni, head for APAN, so The Shot is republishing our interview as a standalone piece. Listen to this man speak his powerful, human truth. Spread his word, it's being censored by your state broadcaster. Fuck the genocide www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC3D...
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The Sunday Shot won't censor Nasser Mashni!
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Richard Boyle should have been rewarded, not prosecuted. He did the right thing but paid a huge price. We need urgent reform & a whistleblower protection authority. The xbench & I have a bill to establish the authority. The govt should get on with it. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
“It’s 2025. You’re paying tolls on public roads, your child has HECS debt, rents are through the roof, and billionaires pay less tax than teachers. What happened?” theaimn.net/how-capitali...
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How Capitalism Took Over Australia - And How We Take It Back
Explore capitalism and its colonial roots, neoliberalism’s rise, and how Australians can build a fairer, more dignified future for all.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Five reasons why young Australians should be pissed off - The Australia Institute australiainstitute.org.au/post/five-re...
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Five reasons why young Australians should be pissed off - The Australia Institute
1. Uni graduates pay more in HECS than the gas industry pays in PPRT University used to be free but is now more expensive than ever. After graduating with an arts degree a young Australian will now re...
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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Are we having an election night thread? Obviously there'll be lots of them, but I'm happy to host one too like we did on twitter last time Should we use the #BinNight hashie? People have said in a previous post (when I asked) they think it works well as a bat signal #AusVotes2025
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Dr Monique Ryan calls out the Liberal Party’s use of “Brethrens” to win votes at prepolls saying people would be concerned about Liberals “aligning themselves with an organisation that doesn’t believe in evolution” Suggests Sky reporter go over & ask Amelia Hamer about it🔥
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Reuters @reuters.com · 28/04/2025
The ground in Myanmar was split and dragged in different directions during the massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit the Southeast Asian nation on March 28. The quake tore a rupture through the earth's surface stretching for more than 460 km reut.rs/42yyJv6
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How a ‘supershear’ quake tore through Myanmar
Data reveals why last month’s earthquake was so devastating
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Louise Milligan @milliganreports.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
THREAD: It’s devastating to contemplate Virginia Giuffre is the second Epstein victim to die long before her time. I’ve known & told the stories of many victims of powerful abusers who died young. We don’t talk about this enough. Suicides, drug overdoses, deaths associated with alcoholism.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
A reminder that Andrew Hastie - despite his natty haircut - is anti-gay marriage & comes from a family of deeply religious creationists, with a father who has quite the track record of patronising women Young Andrew also isn't helped by the fact he has the intellect of a bag of two week old turnips
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
If you'd like to hear from a Palestinian Aussie in a long-form interview that covers genocide, Western imperialism, media/Australian complicity (and even f'n Star Wars), I had an insightful chat with Nasser Mashni, head of APAN. You won't hear this sort of stuff on TV www.youtube.com/live/LxbWO1I...
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Christ has Risen (Jo and Dave, not so much!) - April 20
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
I strongly support this push for better funding for longer GP consults. The ACT has the lowest bill billing rate in the country and more support for longer consults is key to turning that around while also ensuring better healthcare for women. www.smh.com.au/national/the...
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The $8.5 billion health pledge doctors say will disadvantage women
Longer consults already attract a smaller rate of funding per minute than shorter consults. The gap is set to widen despite additional funding.
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
If you’re an Aussie journalist and you’re not standing with Mary Kostakidis, Antoinette Lattouf, Peter Lalor & Michael West as Zionists try to silence them, well, you’re not a journalist. You’re a shill. You’re greasing the path to fascism and you can absolutely go fuck yourself.
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Debbie Northway 🇦🇺🦘🐨 @debbienorthway.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
“Australia’s current banking system puts private profits before public needs. It creates money through debt, enriches banks through hidden mechanisms, and leaves ordinary citizens stressed, overworked, and overcharged.” theaimn.net/who-controls...
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Who Controls Our Money? The Truth Behind Bank Debt
By Denis Hay   Description Who controls our money? Discover how private banks create debt-based money and what Australia must do to reclaim monetary sovereignty. Learn the hidden truth. Picture This: ...
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Emily Carter @emilycurates.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
What you're seeing are wet microbursts—intense downdrafts from thunderstorms that slam rain into the ground, creating those stunning lobes. Like a reverse explosion from the sky. Captured in Perth, #Australia
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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
'Dandelions,' was painted by the Danish artist Bertha Wegmann around 1910. It wasn't an arbitrary choice of a plant to paint: the dandelion was used to promote the women’s liberation movement in Scandinavia because of its capacity for uncontrolled, strong-willed growth.
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Patrick S. Tomlinson @stealthygeek.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
"Is this what 2008 felt like?" No. 2008 was a crescendo of years of sub-prime mortgages laundered through faked bond ratings and derivatives trading by an army of savy, greedy people hiding what they'd done. This is one rapist felon who's killing the world in full view of everyone for fun.
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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
96% of Australians want more done to protect nature. Meanwhile, just 0.06% of the budget went to on-ground biodiversity programs. We’re losing species we love & major parties are sleepwalking through it. Australians care. It’s time politicians did too. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Australia is in an extinction crisis – why isn’t it an issue at this election?
Some of the country’s most loved native species, including the koala and the hairy-nosed wombat, are on the brink. Is this their last chance at survival?
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
"Some centres charge families as much as $220 a day, or more than $1,000 a week, yet the documents paint a picture of a sector in crisis ... More than 70 per cent of the childcare industry is owned by for-profit corporations." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
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Childcare giants exposed in disturbing document dump
Some of the country's largest childcare operators are named in a damning cache of regulatory documents the NSW government and regulator tried to keep hidden from the public.
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bradpsychology @bradpsychology.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
The Coalition pre-selects these Neanderthals, then wonders about their woman problem. Stupidity meets misogyny. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Coalition dumps Liberal candidate who said women should not serve in ADF combat roles
Ben Britton, who was running as the candidate for Whitlam in NSW, has been removed from the Liberal party’s website
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Tasmanian salmon is a classic case of why industry needs strong regulations to succeed. Tasmanian and federal regulators have failed to rein in the worst excesses of the fish farm industry. The industry is now under threat, because its products are toxic www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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Is diseased salmon reaching supermarket shelves, and is it a health risk?
Tasmanian salmon farming is facing criticism, with an MP and environmental groups calling for an inquiry into the industry and whether diseased fish are being sold to the public.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
"You know it's a problem when high-flying bankers and industry super chief both lament the crisis in housing" Harry Chemay #auspol on Australia's most burning issue michaelwest.com.au/housing-affo...
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Housing affordability. The crisis the major parties are too scared to fix - Michael West
Housing affordability is a real issue for many Australians. Both major parties claim to want to fix it, but neither has a realistic plan.
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God @thegodshow.com · 03/04/2025
Donold is worse than Covid.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
This is the biggest news of the last 24 hours—not the Signal Scandal. Trump watchers have long said that early in his presidency he would begin a push to utterly destroy the U.S. voting system and disenfranchise millions and millions of voters. Here we go.
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Trump executive order boosts proof of citizenship requirements for voting in federal elections | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday seeking to boost proof of citizenship requirements for voter registration, which critics say could disenfranchise poor and older voters who don...
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